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Bizarre internet rumours have been swirling about Emmanuel Macron, Keir Starmer and Friedrich Merz taking cocaine on a train together.
Conspiracy theorists reckon they saw the French president hide a bag of cocaine while sat next to the British PM and German Chancellor.
The trio were travelling together to see President Zelensky in Kiev to demand Russia agree to an unconditional 30-day ceasefire by today.
As the leaders were about to depart from Poland to Ukraine, they sat inside the carriage for a photo op.
But pro-Russian keyboard warriors wasted no time stirring wild claims they were actually on a wild jolly.
They claimed Merz had a straw for snorting cocaine – it was one of those little sticks that you hold buffet sandwiches together or hold an olive in a dirty Martini.
The speculation has reached such levels that the French government has slapped down the disinformation.
They posted a close-up of the tissue, confirming it was ‘for blowing your nose’.
The post wasted no time pinning the blame for the allegations on ‘France’s enemies’.
It said: ‘When European unity becomes inconvenient, disinformation goes so far as to make a simple tissue look like drugs.
‘This fake news is being spread by France’s enemies, both abroad and at home. We must remain vigilant against manipulation.’
In contrast, they posted a picture of the three men in the carriage saying: ‘This is European Unity’.
Among those far-right propagandists sharing the fake posts included Trump supporter Dinesh D’Souza.
Russia initially tried to undermine efforts by the European leaders to secure a ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
They met with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to pile pressure on Russia over its war in Ukraine.
They threatened to ratchet up pressure on Putin if he did not agree to an unconditional ceasefire.
In response, the Russian leader’s right hand man Dmitry Medvedev told them to ‘shove these peace plans’.
But in the early hours of Sunday morning, however, Putin announced his desire to restart peace talks, adding: ‘We are committed to serious negotiations with Ukraine.’
While Zelensky welcomed Vladimir Putin’s offer to restart direct peace talks in Istanbul next week, he insisted that Putin accept an unconditional ceasefire starting tomorrow before the planned talks in Turkey on Thursday.
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